The Use of a Procurement Card

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1 Director of Purchasing and Inventories West Texas A&M University Procurement Card Program Procedure Manual OFFICE PHONE: OFFICE FAX:

2 Contents Procurement Card Overview... 3 Purpose of Program... 3 Program Contacts... 3 Procedure Manual... 4 Important Points... 4 General Information... 5 Cardholder Responsibilities... 5 Department Head Responsibilities... 6 Purchasing Department Responsibilities... 6 Procurement Card User Procedures... 7 Obtaining a Procurement Card... 7 Sales Taxes... 8 Split Purchases... 9 Account Selection... 9 Account Structure Funding Sources Department & Object Object Codes Receipt of Goods & Services Supporting Documentation Audit Process Corrections Suspensions

3 Procurement Card Overview Purpose of Program The purpose of the procurement card program is to provide University employees with a more efficient way to purchase day-to-day supplies. The use of the procurement card is not intended to avoid or bypass appropriate purchasing procedures set forth by the State of Texas. Program Contacts The procurement card program is administered through the Purchasing office. The following staff members are available to assist with any questions or concerns regarding the procurement card: Mickie Scantling Procurement Card Administrator mscantling@wtamu.edu Bryan Glenn Director of Purchasing bglenn@wtamu.edu 3

4 Procedure Manual The procurement card procedure manual is provided to employees with a procurement card. The employee s signature on the procurement card agreement form shows that the cardholder understands all of the policies and procedures outlined within the manual and agrees to follow the established guidelines. Important Points The procurement card is issued only to the cardholder. No one else should use the procurement card other than the person to whom the card is issued. The cardholder is responsible for all transactions made with his or her procurement card. The procurement card may be used with vendors that accept Mastercard as a form of payment. The cardholder may use the procurement card to purchase day-to-day supplies within their designated single purchase and monthly credit limits. Cardholders are responsible for allocating charges on a monthly basis and submitting receipts and other supporting documentation to the Purchasing office by the fourth working business day of each month. 4

5 General Information Cardholder Responsibilities Attending Training the cardholder is responsible for attending procurement card training upon initial receipt of the procurement card and on an as-needed basis in order to learn the proper procedures for using the procurement card. Card Security - the cardholder is responsible for the security of the procurement card. If the card is lost or stolen, the cardholder is responsible for contacting Citibank as well as the Purchasing department in order to take preventative measures against fraudulent activity. Making appropriate purchases it is the responsibility of the cardholder to make sure all purchases made on the procurement card are an appropriate use of the procurement card and of the funding provided by the university. The cardholder is responsible for all charges made with the credit card issued in their name. Submitting Logs the cardholder is responsible for submitting a procurement card log each month that contains a report of all transactions as well as appropriate backup documentation for each purchase. It is the cardholder s responsibility to allocate charges to the appropriate accounts and to submit a procurement card log by the fourth working business day of each month. Corrections the cardholder is responsible for making any and all corrections as needed in order for his or her log to comply with state laws. The cardholder will be responsible for all missing receipts, sales tax, and any other documentation needed. 5

6 Department Head Responsibilities Approving transactions the department head is responsible for approving transactions made by all cardholders within his or her authority. The department head will be required to log in to the Citibank website and manually approve each transaction made by the cardholders. Corrections in the event that a cardholder has not made corrections to a procurement card log in a timely manner, it is the responsibility of the department head to assist the Purchasing office with getting the corrections turned in. Purchasing Department Responsibilities Provide Training the purchasing department is responsible for providing training to cardholders and other personnel in regards to the procurement card procedures and guidelines. Audit Logs the purchasing department is responsible for auditing all procurement card transactions and logs in order to determine if the transactions are within State purchasing guidelines and if proper backup documentation has been submitted. Assist Cardholders the purchasing department is responsible for assisting cardholders with all aspects of the procurement card program. Billing the purchasing department downloads all of the monthly transactions to cardholders accounts and is also responsible for creating a requisition for payment to Citibank. 6

7 Procurement Card User Procedures Obtaining a Procurement Card To obtain a procurement card, the employee must complete an application form and submit the application to the Purchasing office. If the application is approved, a credit card will be ordered. Upon receipt of the credit card, the employee will be required to attend a training session before he or she can use the card. General Guidelines The procurement card is used by campus departments to make routine purchases of supplies. The following items are considered acceptable purchases: Supplies for an office, lab or classroom Books Flowers (local accounts only) Janitorial Supplies Meals/Food for business-related meetings (local accounts only) Medical Supplies Postage/Shipping Promotional Items Registration fees (no memberships) Subscriptions Tools/hardware Videos Copier Rental 7

8 The following items are not allowable on the procurement card: Memberships Cash refunds/cash Advances Alcoholic Beverages Computer hardware/software Gasoline Insurance Services Personal Purchases Capitalized or Controlled Equipment Travel Expenses for employees Gift Cards for University employees Sales Taxes West Texas A&M University is a state entity; therefore all purchases made with the procurement card are exempt from sales tax. The only exception to this rule is for University business meals. A business meal is defined as a meal consisting of both University and non-university employees with a specific University business function. The cardholder should take steps to ensure that they are not charged sales tax when making procurement card purchases. If a cardholder is charged sales tax on a purchase, the cardholder will be responsible for contacting the company to refund the taxes or reimbursing their account for any taxes charged. Proof of reimbursement will be required. The tax exempt form for 8

9 West Texas A&M University can be found in the forms section of the Purchasing website. Split Purchases A split purchase is where a cardholder makes an order larger than their delegated limit, and runs the credit card twice in order to bypass the single purchase limit. Splitting a purchase is a violation of the state s purchasing guidelines and should not be practiced. Account Selection The cardholder will log in to Citibank s website each month to allocate each transaction to an account within their department. The accounts are separated by Division and by Department in order for each cardholder to access the accounts available to them. There are restrictions on what items may be paid for using state funding. Any account that begins with a 10, 15, or 18 is a state-funded account. Items such as food, decorations, gifts, and flowers may not be paid for with state funding. This funding should be used only for essential items. 9

10 Account Structure Funding Sources 10 State Appropriations 11 Designated Funds 12 Auxiliary Funds 15 M&O Accounts 18 ARRA Accounts 19 Restricted Funds (Grants) 40 Renewals & Replacements 50 /51 Foundation 52 - Alumni Department & Object The department is a unique seven-digit number for the department. The object is will either be 62 or 92. An account number with an object of 62 is budgeted funds for the fiscal year. An object of 92 is for the term of the grant or until money is expended. 10

11 Object Codes As part of the monthly allocations, the cardholder will need to select an object code that is appropriate for each purchase. An object code is a basic description of the purchase made. The following object codes are commonly used for procurement card purchases: 6012 Food 6160 Clothes, T-shirts, Uniforms 6280 Misc. Exp. (should be used for items such as gifts or flowers) 7203 Registration Fees 7300 Supplies for an office, lab, or classroom 7303 Subscriptions 7382 Books, Music, & Preprinted Material 7406 Equipment Rental (typically used for copier rental payments) Receipt of Goods & Services Another aspect of the procurement card allocations is verifying that the goods and services purchased with the procurement card were actually received by the cardholder. There is a box for each transaction where the cardholder must indicate if the goods were received. If the cardholder has not received the goods or services, he or she should select no and must include a procurement card exception form as backup documentation for the purchase. The exception form can be found in 11

12 the forms section of the Purchasing website. The cardholder must also notify the purchasing office once the goods have been received. Supporting Documentation The cardholder will be required to enter an expense description when allocating charges to an account on Citibank s website. The description should give detailed information, such as what was purchased and why the item(s) were purchased. This information will help the auditor determine if the purchase was appropriate and will also be helpful if the log is audited by outside auditors. For each purchase made with the procurement card, there must be supporting documentation, such as a receipt, included in the log. The supporting document must include a date, company name, and amount of the purchase in order to constitute as a receipt. If no receipt is available, cardholders may fill out a Supplemental/Missing Document form to include as supporting documentation. For meal purchases, cardholders need to include a list of who ate the meal purchased. If the food was for a large event, an invitation or flyer for the event can serve as backup documentation instead of a list. The cardholder 12

13 should also include the business purpose of the meal in the expense description. For gift card purchases, the cardholder must complete a Gift Card Purchase form to include in the procurement card log. The cardholder will need to state who the gift cards were distributed to, as well as the reason for purchasing the gift cards. Please note that gift cards may not be purchased for University employees because they are classified as a form of compensation. Audit Process Upon receipt of procurement card logs, the auditor will check the log for the following items: The envelope is filled out completely Report has correct billing cycle and is run by posting date All receipts and backup information is included All goods were received, or exception forms are included All transactions have a detailed description Transactions were appropriate for University business The vendor was appropriate The cardholder used account numbers from their department Object codes are suitable for the items purchased No split purchases were made No sales taxes were charged If there are no issues found with the log, the log will be initialed by the auditor and filed in the appropriate month s file. 13

14 Corrections After logs have been audited, the procurement card auditor will contact any cardholders who had issues with their procurement card logs. The auditor will give the cardholders instructions on how to correct the issues. The cardholder will have one week to make any necessary corrections. If the issue has not been corrected at that time, the auditor will contact the cardholder and their department head with instructions to correct the issue and a deadline before the cardholder s credit card will be suspended. Suspensions The Purchasing office reserves the right to suspend credit card privileges to cardholders due to non-compliance with the procurement card procedures and guidelines. In order to reinstate credit card privileges, the employee will be required to write a memo to Purchasing that states they will operate within the proper purchasing guidelines and procedures in the future and that they understand all of the applicable rules and regulations. The employee will also be required to attend procurement card training before privileges will be restored. 14

15 A cardholder s credit card will be reinstated one time. If additional infractions occur, the credit card will be suspended again. Upon the second suspension, the employee s credit card will not be reissued. 15